Tuesday, April 12, 2011

A view

(Ooh look, a picture.)

I was on the bus this morning (going to meet Daughter 1 at the dressmaker's to organise her a bridesmaid's dress) behind a rather refined mother with a posh English accent sitting beside her small girl - aged about three.

The child looked out towards the magnificence that is Edinburgh Castle, its craggy rock glistening in the sunshine, a host of golden daffodils fluttering and dancing on its lower slopes. "What's that?" she enquired.

"That's Edinburgh Castle," said the mum and launched into a short history lesson about it.

"No," said the child indignantly, "what's that?" She pointed at the window itself. "It's bird poo."

Public transport is constantly interesting and entertaining.I am thinking of things Scottish as one of my sisters is heading to the UK on Friday and intends going to Scotland. I will tell her to be sure and visit the castle and hope that the daffodils and other flowers are still blooming.

Hi Isabelle, Yes we hope to have time to visit Edingurgh while we are in UK.( from 23rd June and all July ) We would come up by train during the daytime so we can see the countryside. I will leave you a message on your blog much closer to the time, ( as exactly which days is not yet set in concrete. ) Maybe we could meet for coffee/ tea. R wants to visit the Falkirk wheel - is it worth the trip? Cheers Ali.

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I'm a retired English teacher and live with my retired accountant husband in Edinburgh. We are cat people - sadly, now without cats. I enjoy reading, gardening, singing, walking and – obviously – blogging. I'm also trying, as a retirement project, to learn to play the piano; and have dipped my toe into the world of quilting. Our children, all married, are: Daughter 1, the mother of the adorable Grandson and Granddaughter, who lives in Edinburgh; Daughter 2, who lives (too far away) in London; and Son, who lives about an hour to the north.
Because both of my parents have sadly died in the last few years, I am very conscious that time is passing and would prefer not to fritter my time away. I don't always succeed in this aim, especially while on the internet... .